The NS/Stick™ is an 8-string stereo fretboard
tapping instrument and the product of a collaboration between Emmett
Chapman (creator of the Stick®) and Ned
Steinberger (creator of the Steinberger Bass and many other
instruments). This instrument incorporates a number of ideas
from both The Stick® (the tapping fretboard) and the Steinberger
Bass (the knee bar, headless design), as well as some completely new
ideas as a guitarbass that can be tapped and
plucked.The NS/Stick™
is
available from
Stick Enterprises, Inc.

Message from Emmett, October 5, 2006:"For the past two years we've been working to improve the NS/Stick
design, materials and manufacturing processes, and now this model is
again ready, this time featuring a new graphite neck from Moses, Inc.,
three different hardwood choices for the body, and a variety of color
stains with a penetrating "soft finish", allowing the player to feel
the wood itself.

We realize this has been a long process, and we thank those of you who
have expressed an interest in this tapping/plucking bass guitar for
your patience. I'm hoping you'll agree that the wait was worth it. We
think this improved NS/Stick provides the best blend of form and
function - a true multi-mode instrument that is as aesthetically
balanced as it is clean sounding and easy to play.

We're now delivering back-orders and are ready to take new orders.

Greg has just finished an elaborate new NS/Stick page, now up on our
SE Website. You can find lots of striking new photos, descriptive
details and links about our newly refined NS/Stick at:
http://www.stick.com/instruments/ns

Hope you enjoy the browse, Emmett."

NSstickist.com is privileged to have on site NS/Stickist Don
Schiff.Check out the NS/Stick™ Tech area
and his efforts in putting together an instructional
NS/Stick™ book. You can read his musings and
road dairies as a professional session musicianplaying the NS/Stick™ and Chapman Stick®,
performing for many notable artists. His
blog is at
DonSchiff.com.

We are also excited to have Gary Jibilian on site!
Gary's a respected NS/Stickist in the Detroit music scene and
all around great guy. Look for the December '02 issue of
Progression Magazine, where Jibilian and The Skolnic Trio were featured in an article/interview!
Gary's site is
GaryJibilian.com.